Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-07

her rsysrtolEsa Il has nsrs
else BsrnbAEdi, Rsea, Medfsssa
and Cizxa Morris wouia never
evtnce tkat undimfuiahed eona6sncs
eonGds1ae II Il which waxrAats their a.
sumption 81 the character year after
yesy. There y, peFhaps, 10 part when
d5res Rfs8tsx opportunities for q bet
teF insight 10 the woFkiBgs Of he Mid
and be8rt- Love. With the eoDsequsnt
eo1tsusmenf. gFisf, bate o. femOrse
which Il sufaiia. Of csarse forms the
rufsoa Gsfre Of the piece. and toe some
what tragic s90Ey wsayed np0n an an
happy phass ard iDeiE6nt In French
life, naturally gives occasion fer . pow
e1fui portrayal Of all those eAaFActeEis-
tics which maKk the workings Of tbs
"a 9yaads paeEf0s. Damas Appreciated
the temperament Of bis people ~ uush
~ any msn, aod. In depletiue quite q
common episode. be vas able With q
mastsF hand 10 present q pistnFe essen-
italy true 10 mature. Moreover, thoE.
ouahly congeFsant with the moods, feel.
inRs snd seutiments Of his people, The
leading parts be created are distinguish
ed By shs most marked and salisnt It
tributes thar fall under the observatio1
tEAENs
Nile. Bhsa nnds q eoreenial roia "a
that Of the unfortunate hersiue. Oh
French extraction. she Is naturally abis
10 read the play uncsrstandioRiy, a.
simulate its thought and feprodnce u 10
seton With csnsummste fidelity. Hsl
conception Of the character j. slightly
different from what We hass heFstofoEl
seen. She presents Camille" IN 6
better light. and suggests a ore redeem
ing qualities than most artists are won
10 credit 10 Damss's creation. Rhsa'l
Camille" lacks the yieionsness which
many regard ~ an essential bslonRine
10 the part, and she puts IN the back
ground any ignobie attTibatss whias
some think attach themselves 10 such q
person ss Camille was. Rhea holds
her to be Q woman Of pureE
heart, trueF feelings and better
instincts than many, and maintains
this conception throughout. Holding
herself 10 reserve IN the hrst two acts,
il vas not until the third and fourth
thai ons could begin 10 see the extraoF-
binary emotional power she hsd within
her. Her parting from Armand was ex
tFemely pathetic, and the trying scene
with Duvai, the father, admirable for
its superb display Of sorrow aud Intense
bitterness Of grief. Her work in the
fourth act vas also good, the sosne in
which she resolves the taunts and re-
Dukes Of Armand being especially Of
footive. The death was alsa hne piece
Of thoroughly artistic acting, the close
being realistic TO degree Of perfection.
The support was good. Mr.. Forrest
vas somewhat stid 10 the first part OF
the evening. bat he displayed bis ability
10 better advantage toward the close,
his work IN the fourth act being CON-
msndably strong Tee Madam Pru-
dence Of Miss Wren vas excellent, her
action and elocution showing her 10 be
an artist Of merit, and, withal. de-
liRhtfully humorous. Mr.. Wilson "a
Duvai, Mr.. AmoFy ~ CASTOR, and Mr..
.Owen ss DeVauville we're all good.
Mrs. Waterman made considerable Of
Olympic, and the other ladies IN the
cast we're aceeptabls.
The audience was quite demonstrative
and at the end OF the fourth act gave
the star a double recall. IL paid the
closest attention 10 the play from first
10 last, although the final curtain vas
not ruug down till midnight.
Tonight Mile. RheA will present her
new oor1sdy from the French, entitled
Fairy Fingers" Wherever presented
II has been received With the greatest
favor, as IL combines oil the elements OF
a successful play. beinR oleveFIy written,
full Of bright situations and Isuehable
incidents. The plot cenlers about Hor-
tense, Duchess o. Lesneven, 3 depend.
ent Of the Count de Lssnevtn a, With whom
she lives, aud whose family, taking ed
vantage Of her good nature, impose
many distastefnl burdsns upon her.
Tristan, she Counts con, having fallen
Ia love with Hortense, il becomes neces.
ssry that shs should be got rid Of. She
discovers the Counts design, aud,
Without waiting for him to act,
announces her intention TO leave
him and open dressmaklBe
establishment, by which she can earn
her living. The establishment proves a
success, Hortense becomes the modesto
OF the fashionable circles Of Paris, and
rapidly acquires wealth. Meanwhile
uniucky speculaiiOns have ruined the
fortune OF the Couut. and Hortense.
forgetting past injuries, assists him
With the means acquired BY her lab0rs.
reconciliation ~ thus effected, and
the Counts consent 10 the marrying Of
Tristan aud Hortense IL readily gained
on the one condition that she shall dis
continue her dTessnaking establish
ment.